Prosecutors in Italy and Switzerland are looking into how the purchase of the Sunninghill estate was put together by a group of oil executives.
The inquiries are focusing on “a network of personal and business relationships” allegedly used for “international corruption”.
Under the spotlight is what was decided when a group of wealthy Kazakh oil executives and Prince Andrew’s close friend Goga Ashkenazi met at a Thai beach resort, when the deal to buy the Prince’s home was discussed.
The sale of the Sunninghill estate, a wedding gift from the Queen to the Prince and his then wife, the Duchess of York, has already raised concerns after it was disclosed the buyer was an offshore trust belonging to Timur Kulibayev….
An indictment lodged with the court earlier this month accused several Italian firms of paying bribes to leading members of Kazakh President Nazarbayev’s regime, including Mr Kulibayev, who is alleged to have received £12.8 million.
Italian prosecutors are looking into the possibility that the bribe may have been used to buy Sunninghill Park, although there is no firm proof as yet and that is why the request for bank details to be disclosed is being made to a Milan judge.
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